Lakewood firefighters found the body of an unidentified man in a burning car at an auto dealership this morning.

Police received a 911 call around 10:30 a.m. today about a car fire at the 1200 Autoplex used-car lot on Route 88, said Lt. Joseph Isnardi. The dealership is one of many used and new car dealerships on that stretch of the road on the border of Brick Township.

Noah K. Murray/The Star-LedgerLakewood police investigate the scene of a fatal car fire in the rear parking lot of the Autoplex dealership located at 1200 Hwy. 88 .

The vehicle, a silver 1990 Chevrolet Celebrity, was parked in the rear of the one-story block building and belonged to the dealership, Isnardi said.

When firefighters extinguished the blaze, they found a man slumped in the front seat behind the steering wheel, he said.

The car was "burnt pretty well,'' he said.

Investigators now are trying to learn the identity of the man and determine the cause of the fire before they can say whether there was any foul play involved, Isnardi said.